Cybersecurity Glossary

Think of your computer system like a castle with many doors and windows. These doors and windows are like APIs—they let information in an...

Think of your computer system like a house. The attack surface is all the places someone could sneak in, like doors, windows, or the chim...

Think of your house with a special lock that only opens with a unique key. Now, imagine someone sneaks in through a window you forgot to ...

Think of your digital world like a house with different rooms, each meant for specific people. You wouldn't want just anyone to walk into...

Think of your house as a big castle, and you want to make sure it's safe from sneaky intruders. Instead of checking every corner yourself...

Think about playing a game at a carnival where you throw a ball to hit a target and win a prize. But the game is rigged with an invisible...

Imagine your computer is like a restaurant, and each task it performs is a chef preparing a dish. You normally place your order by tellin...

Think of your computer as a big apartment building. Each software program is like its own apartment. Container security is about making s...

Think of your web browser like a house with many doors and windows. You want to let in only trusted friends, not strangers who might caus...

Think of the internet like a neighborhood where each website is a house with its own mailbox. Normally, only the people living in a house...

Think of your web browser like a magic mailbox that sends messages for you when you think about them. Now, imagine someone sneaks a fake ...

Think of your diary with a lock that anyone can open with a hairpin. That's like using weak encryption methods, such as MD5 or SHA1, whic...

Think of the CVSS Score like a safety rating for software. Imagine you're checking how secure different houses are. Some have strong lock...

Imagine you're throwing a birthday party and you've invited a few friends. Suddenly, hundreds of strangers show up at your door, all dema...

Think of your computer system like a large hotel, with each room representing a different folder. You have a key to your room, but not to...

Think of the internet like a big neighborhood, where each website is a house with a unique address. DNS reconnaissance is like being a cu...

Think of your computer network as a house. A firewall is like the front door that decides who can come in and who should stay out, based ...

Think of your neighborhood where each house has a mailbox with a number. Ideally, you only open your own mailbox. But imagine if you trie...

Think of your computer systems like a castle. You have walls, guards, and watchtowers to keep it safe. One day, you find someone has snuc...

Think of a special club where you need a secret password to get in. This password isn't a word but a coded message on a piece of paper. T...

Think of your computer network like a huge mansion with lots of rooms, each with its own locked door. If a burglar sneaks into one room, ...

Think of it like passing secret notes to a friend in class. You expect only your friend to read them, but a sneaky classmate intercepts e...

Think of your house as one big room with no walls. If someone breaks in, they can go anywhere they want. Now, imagine your house has diff...

Think of OAuth like a digital key system for your online accounts. You give temporary keys to apps so they can access your stuff without ...

Think of your website like a big, important house. Each room in this house is a part of your website that you want to keep safe—like your...

Think of your password like a secret recipe for your favorite dessert. You don't want anyone to know the exact recipe, so you mix it up i...

Think of your computer system like a castle. You hire a friendly 'pretend intruder' to try and break in by sneaking through windows or pi...

Imagine a fisherman casting a line into a pond, hoping to catch fish with a shiny, fake worm. In the digital world, phishing is similar. ...

Imagine your house has many doors and windows, each leading to different rooms. Port scanning is like a friendly neighbor walking around ...

Think of a big building with many floors. You have a key that only lets you into the lobby, but you want to reach the fancy penthouse on ...

Think of your computer like your favorite toy box. One day, someone sneaks in and changes the lock so you can't open it anymore. They lea...

Imagine you're playing a game where you tell a joke to a talking parrot. The parrot repeats exactly what you say. Now, think of a prankst...

Imagine your computer is like a locked house. You have the keys, so only you can decide who enters and what happens inside. Remote Code E...

Think of your computer as a house. Normally, if you want to talk to someone outside, you open your front door and call them. That's like ...

Think of your digital world like a castle. A security audit is like inviting a very observant friend to walk around, checking every gate,...

Think of your computer system like a house filled with treasures you want to keep safe. Security misconfiguration is like leaving your fr...

Imagine your house is full of valuable things like jewelry and important papers. You keep them safe by locking your doors and windows. Bu...

Imagine your friend is at a party (the server) and you want to see inside some rooms (internal resources) without being invited. If you c...

Think of your secret clubhouse that only lets people in with a special password. Now, imagine if someone wants to get in, but instead of ...

Imagine you're at a magic show, and the magician lets you pick a card from a deck. Normally, you'd just choose one card, right? But what ...

Think of a community bulletin board where people put up notes. Now, imagine someone sneaks in and posts a note with invisible ink that tu...

Think of a website like a big house. Everyone sees the front door, but there are also side doors and back doors that aren't as obvious. S...

Think about building a treehouse using materials from different stores. You expect the wood, nails, and tools to be safe and reliable. Bu...

Think of your computer system like a big, fancy house with lots of doors and windows. Each door or window is a way someone could sneak in...

Imagine your internet connection as a secure mail delivery. You have a special lock on your mailbox that only you and trusted mail carrie...

Imagine your house has a front door with a lock. To get in, you need a key. But what if there was another layer of security, like a secre...

Think of your computer system like a big house with lots of doors and windows. Vulnerability scanning is like hiring a security guard to ...

Think of your website as a house. Security headers are like different locks and rules you put on the doors and windows to keep unwanted g...

Think of a Web Application Firewall, or WAF, like a security guard at a concert. This guard checks everyone's bags at the entrance, makin...

Think of your computer like a house with a magical mailbox that can fetch things from different rooms. Now, imagine a sneaky person sends...

Think of your computer network like a big house filled with rooms. Just because someone is inside the house doesn't mean they're allowed ...

Think of your computer as a house. Now, imagine there's a secret door in your house that even you don't know about. One day, someone find...